FaultScore

Suzuki DL1000 problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Suzuki DL1000 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2014. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every Suzuki DL1000 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

02 04 06 07 09 12 14
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2014 15 0 0 1,200 Fuel & Propulsion
2012 6 0 0 1,235 Engine & Cooling
2009 5 0 0 21,000 Engine & Cooling
2007 5 2 0 500 Electrical System
2006 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2004 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 5 0 0 45,000 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Suzuki DL1000

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 11 28.2%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 9 23.1%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 7 17.9%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.7%

Worst in 2014

Suspension 3 7.7%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 2 5.1%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 5.1%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 2 5.1%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Suzuki DL1000, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2006 peak 5 Mar 2018

Compare the Suzuki DL1000

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.